Feb. 22 marks a day that people have waited a long time for. It marks the start of the Student Government Association elections. Being in the meeting room with many of the candidates, one could see the intensity and nervousness in the air. People were ready to start on the short two weeks of campaigning. Read More
In a 23-4 vote, Murray State Student Government Association senators put off a motion Wednesday to change the SGA treasurer eligibility bylaw, with just two weeks left before the application deadline. The motion, proposed by SGA senator Michael Mann, is to change Article 3, Section J of the SGA bylaws. The bylaw states that any Read More
Students will notice a few changes when they return this fall, including the addition of gender neutral restrooms on campus. The change was made after a resolution passed by the Student Government Association went into action. Jody Cofer Randall, LGBT program coordinator, brought the issue to the attention of previous SGA president Jeremiah Johnson when Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. The 2014 elections for the Student Government Association came to an end Wednesday when SGA adviser Jeanie Morgan announced the results at All-Campus Sing. Of the 9,973 eligible voters, 889 took the time to log into MyGate and participate. Despite the Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board Each year during All-Campus Sing, the newly elected president of the Student Government Association is announced by SGA?Adviser Jeanie Morgan to a crowd of hundreds of students and residents after weeks of campaigns, speeches and online polls. While there is typically Read More
After three years with the same president, the Student Government Association will soon have a new leader. Michael Dobbs, junior from Winchester, Ky., is the lone candidate for the SGA presidency. “I am nervous to be following in the footsteps of a three-term president because after three years, he likely had the routine pretty well Read More
Representatives from the Student Government Association, Faculty Senate and Staff Congress met recently to create a new inclement weather schedule. The new schedule proposed that all classes meeting before 9:30 a.m. will be canceled during inclement weather, and classes meeting after 9:30 a.m. will continue on regularly scheduled time. While the changes have not been Read More
It has been typical to use this column space to discuss the shortcomings of the Student Government Association at Murray State, but this is a two-sided affair that we as students are severely neglecting to consider. While it is so easy for most of us to blame the SGA for our voices not being heard, Read More